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For Tenderfoot 1c, is reciting outdoor ethics enough?

No. Explain how you demonstrated them on outings.

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  1. No, show how you practiced them ✔
  2. Yes, reciting is the whole requirement
  3. Yes, if you own a handbook

Why: Tenderfoot 1c is about action, not only memory. A Scout explains how the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace were demonstrated on campouts or outings.

Huh, didn't know that: Second Class later asks Scouts to explain how they follow Leave No Trace on all outings.

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Why did the hiker leave no trace? Even the punch line packed out.
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Answer: No, show how you practiced them. Tenderfoot 1c is about action, not only memory. A Scout explains how the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace were demonstrated on campouts or outings.

  1. Scouts BSA Rank Requirements www.scouting.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Scouts-BSA-Rank-Requirements.pdf
    Explain how you demonstrated the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace on campouts or outings.
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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